Potato News from Belgium

TOMRA Food and ICOEL S.r.l. have reached an agreement that positions ICOEL as a TOMRA Food integrated business partner for Europe and our partner in cherry solutions in LATAM.

As of the new storage potato season, the Belgapom price committee will note the most frequently used price for the trade in potatoes of the Fontane and Challenger varieties.

During its last meeting prior to Potato Europe 2022, the North-western European Potato Growers (NEPG) estimates that global potato production in the NEPG zone (EU-04) will be down by 7 to 11 %.

This year, INTERPOM, the leading trade fair for the entire potato chain, will be held on 27, 28 and 29 November 2022 in Kortrijk Xpo (Belgium).

Scott Automation introduces innovative technologies for the packaging industry at Empack Ghent 2022, including their latest end-of-line and multiline palletising system Pal 4.0.

The Bernard SME employs 35 people and is almost one hundred years old. It is located in Gomiécourt, 30 minutes from the Arras train station, in the Hautsde-France region on the vast plains of the Artois.

Los cambios en la industria del arándano están plateando retos nuevos a las empresas de proceso de este producto. Actualmente están sometidas a mayores exigencias de mejora tanto de la cantidad como de la calidad, pero también existen soluciones que permiten lograr ambas cosas.

Scott will present its palletising solutions for all potato products, fresh, chilled or frozen at Empack Ghent and the PPMA Total Show in Birmingham.

When businesses behave with sustainability, it’s not only society that benefits – this can also help bring in new business. Stefaan Kennis, Director of Strategy, Market Intelligence and Sustainability at TOMRA Food.

Peeling potatoes on potato processing lines can be a bit like peeling notes from a wad of dollar bills and then throwing them away. Because mechanized peel removal also removes potato flesh, a high quantity of saleable raw material.

It’s not easy for potato growers and processors to always ensure food safety or meet customers’ specified standards. For one thing, all sorts of foreign materials get mixed up with potatoes when they’re harvested.

Mid-May, many potato growers in North-western Europe were hoping for an end of season with prices around EUR 30/100 kg, but rain brought a stop to that hope…

Damien Gibson, Director Global de la Categoría de Manzanas en TOMRA Food, analiza en este artículo los retos a los que se enfrentan las plantas de empaquetado de manzanas y explica cómo las soluciones de TOMRA Food ayudan a este tipo de empresas.

The West Flemish potato machinery manufacturer is set to deliver none less than eight harvesters from Roeselare to its Danish dealer this week.

As supplier of a complete range of agricultural machines for the cultivation of potatoes and root crops, Dewulf will be introducing full ISOBUS on nearly all CP and Structural potato planters from autumn 2022.

June has marked the end of Europatat’s Presidency for Mr Gilles Fontaine, who joined Europatat’s Board in 2014 as Treasurer and became President in 2018.

There are plenty of potatoes coming from Spain at the moment. Everyone's busy with their main harvest, and this year's quality is exceptional, especially from the Seville region.

Dewulf, a full-liner in agricultural machinery for potato and root crop cultivation, presents a couple of innovations for the Structural 4000 within its planting range.